Post Your Most Unexpected Purchase of 2018

This may be fun. Just post the coin you really did not fathom you would buy in 2018. I’ll start. For me, it was this Buffalo off my usual radar:

 

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I really liked the symbolism on this coin. It is quite busy with things.
And this is my third slabbed coin. When doing research I found it has 29 varieties.
This one is type 12.

 

Not what I usually buy but couldn’t resist sold it right away too

 

I never thought I'd touch an Ultra Cameo Proof trade dollar, but the price was too good to pass up.

 

No need for a photo. It was a bag of 213 unsearched wheat cents for $5.00 that the dealer said "give me four dollars and it's yours." I did.

 

First one

 

That is gorgeous, John!

 

Deciding to go after 1972 DDO Die 2 thru 9.
What was I thinking?

 

Didn't plan on buying a 55 DDO, but it happened

 

the 55 DDO was on my list and I did buy one.

 

That's a fabulous coin!! Congrats CBD!

P.S. Your name is John too?

 

Yes

 

I have a couple. I will have to photo them and post here.

 

WOW. I love it!!

 

My first graded Cent purchase. . . And then the flood gates opened!

 

I’ve never seen that holder. Very cool!

 

I’ve just recently posted this, but I didn’t expect to fill all of these holes this year. I started 2018 with all of them empty. Also this So-Called Dollar, HK-606. It’s rare, although they do come up for sale on a somewhat regular basis. All of my previous attempts were either simply too costly to begin with or I was sniped at the end. I had zero competing bids on this piece, so I was super surprised as well as happy.

 

I saw your listing. I’m surprised that doesn’t go into the personal vault!! I could never part with that.

 

It's a PCGS Regency. A slab collector's dream (alongside an NGC Black and a PCGS White Rattler, both of which are the first generation of holders for those companies).